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IMPROVEMENT VIn TnAvELLnns TRUNK.

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Be it known that I, JOHN N. Wrmnnnnrcu,4 of Philadelphia, Stute ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Trunk; and I do herebydeclare the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being h ad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

'.lhenature of' my invention consists in` so constructing the parts ofa' travelling-trunk that it shall combine tlie qualifications of atoilet-mirror, bureau, writingdesk, and book-rack.

nah le others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to 'describe its construc` tion and operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunkfully opened.

Figure 2 is a font view of the same closed up.

Figure 3 is a view of a particular part.

A is the lower body ot' the trunk; B, the lid, iiinged, and shutting-ona hori'zontalline as trunks are usually triade.. Two or moredra'wers,-a",l slide horizontally into the body of the trunk A onfstrips'ais'ee iig. "as is, the tray or shelf, having a. hinged cover, a, whichVmakes a table, as in a. bureau-top, or it answers as a desk i'or aperson to stand and write at. An iron frame or band, just the depth ofthe tray, may be screwed to the trunk around the tray, as astrengthening-band to hold the trunk'together. B is the lid, havingarranged within it the boxes b1 with falling doors, also the drawers b2,the mirror b3, and book-case for account-books b4; The mirror can betaken out and 4used independent of the trunk, and behndvit is a spacewhich can be used for packing. Instead ofthe covera4 being hingedatd, itmight be hinged tothe lid B, in which case it, would shut up the drawersb2 and fall down for awriting-table, in the manner of ottica-desks. C isthe front side, hinged to the body of the trunkA, and falling down to ahorizontal position suitablefor writing. at in a sitting posture. c isthe lock, c2 the catch by which the lid is held to the body of thetrunk. Underneath the bottoml ofthe trunk are legs, E, hinged to thetruuk, and folding'up one upon the other, close to the bottom,l withinthe protecting side strips H, which are fastened along the bottom Kofthe trunk on each side, und carry roll-ers It at each end. These legs Eare of such a length as to raise the table @desk C, and mirror eachrespectively and'col- Vlectively to the proper height for use,'nspreviously described. A horizontal lengthening-bar, m, is hinged atone'end, m3, .to the logs, and hooked at' the other, and answers as across-tie. Horizontal shelves, n, rest 4upon the end-pieces o, and whensecure in their places make a book-rack. A diagonal lengthening-bar, m1,is an additional stay to give rigidity to the book-rack when fixed inposition. This bar, the Samaras m, is capable of sliding in and. out,and is set fast by a bolt, m2; The shelves 'rt and diagonal stay m arepacked away in the drawer al when travelling. The bar m is folded upwith the legs.

By this arrangement a travelling-trunk may be made `to combine manyarticles of furniture, its contents can be easily rcmovedfrom any port'as soon as the trunk is opened, and it can b'e packedfand the-legs Efolded up ready for transportation i'n a f'ew minutes, presentingthenppearanoe shown in iig. 2.

I do not claim broadly the use of drawers bgin the lid, nor drawers a1in the body A, nor a trunk with falling front side, nor the use offolding legs beneath a trunk, as such have been used in trunkswhi'chopen and are constructed on a different plan to mine.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,isl 1. I claim the book-rack, made by the combination of thehorizontalshelves n n and folding legs E, when arranged beneath atravelling-trunk, in the manner shown and described. i

2. I claim 'the trunk A B, opening' as shown, when so;l combined withthe folding legs E that the cover a* forms a bureau-table, vand thefalling'iront C a. writing-desk, substantially as shown and described.

3. I Vclaim the combination -of the undermentioned parts, when soari-angled in a travellingftrunk as to form uA toilet-mirror, b3, table,a, writing-desk,0, and book-rack, n, in the mannerV shown and described;f

Witnesses:

EDWD. BROWN, Crnus C. BROWN.

